State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman has abandoned her run for Congress and instead filed to join the crowded GOP primary for Missouri Secretary of State. Coleman, an attorney and first-term Republican...

Missouri is one of just 13 states that levies a sales tax on grocery food items. Citing the hefty burden on low-income shoppers and rising cost of food, several other states have moved to reduce the...

Missouri is one of 13 remaining states that has a sales tax on groceries — the tax is around one percent. Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, is seeking to eliminate the tax through House Bill 1992. The...

Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, has set her sights on Missouri’s upper chamber, announcing last month that she will be running for state Senate in 2022. It is not yet known exactly what Senate...

JEFFERSON CITY — Tears flowed as survivors of so-called “faith-based youth homes” told stories of abuse and humiliation to Missouri lawmakers last month. One young man attempted to hang himself...

About 137,700 registered voters in Missouri did not have a state-issued identification in 2017, according to an analysis from the secretary of state’s office.  Another 140,000 voters had expired IDs,...

Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier breaking.  The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 female lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving with 25....

The Missouri House of Representatives is not meeting this week because of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building, Republican leaders announced Thursday evening. Without giving details, House...

A Democratic state representative from Missouri accused Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani of lying to overturn the presidential election in a hearing held by a state committee Dec. 14. The former New York City...

Some St. Louis County restaurants have stayed open for indoor dining, defying a four-week ban issued by County Executive Sam Page and the county Department of Public Health.  County inspectors visited...